Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-17
GOSSIP ABOUT WEDDINGS.
The Minister'S Mistake - Marriage
Fces-Pasches 81 Brides Dresses for
QuAlts-ElOWers and Wells.

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Fees-Pasches 81 BrtAe's Dresses for
QuMes-E10Wefs and Wells.
Prom the New York sun.
They say the devil laughs every time he hears
wedding bella He must be on the broad grin
nowadaya At some OF the fashionable churches
In New York It Is hardly necessary TO take down
the awnings or take up the carpets leading from
the portals TO the curostone, nom Monday morn
ing TO Saturday night; and one parson Is rumored
TO have married 80 many couples that, when q
oaDtfsmsl party confronted him, he asked, .whst
manner"
''susan Ann" replied the godfather
''Susan, do you take this man for your lawfully
welded husband for richer or poorer. for better
worse, through sickness and"
"For mercy's sake don't marry me TO the baby. "
whispered the godfather.
Thus brought up with q round turn the good
Ann instead Of marrying her At The Unusual ace
OF three months
The marriage fees Of some clergymen must have
amounted 10 more than their salaries last month.
There Is hardly any service a man so willingly
pays his money out for unless II be for a divorce
some years later The pastor OF q wealthy church
welded rich man recently 10 very beautiful
girl, who had been an Intimate friend for years OF
The parsons wife. She started from the church
coneratulatingy the hand Of the he new I groom he
felt hard substance slipped into his own. IL
turned out TO be a handsome iocket pendant, with
me onaes Initials ana those OF the pastors wife
"IT put your picture In It at once said the
pleased LADY, at Is the FIRST wedding fee that has
So she posted on to photographer and ordered
q reduced head OF her husband. she had hardly
folded ana refolded and damned In behind the
glass, they had found q hundred-dollar bill The
Rev. MT. aud Mrs. psaiter Service are await
ing letter from the other side 20 know 20 whom
the money belongs, as the Mrs Rev. Dr. s. vows it
goes with the locket and the locket belongs TO her
has given place to mania for patches Of weddi1S
dresses to Incorporate into quilts OF course the
dressmaker is the source from which these pieces
are CLEANED. Who ever heard OF adressmaker send
ing bits home TO patch the bridal dress? SO the
modstes besieged by their customers for scraps
OF the wedding costumes they make. he demand
exceeds the supply. so one clever woman buys
remnants OF white satin or MORE, ana rends the
pieces into patches TO suit her customers. At a
recent wedding the bride determined TO improve on
the floral bell business AS her own and her bride
grooms names began with W, the florist got up a
rather squat, long, drawn-out w. Not soul
caught its significance, but guest described the
ceremony as being performed under a nice floral
yoke. Flowers are the rule at all swell weddings,
and in fragrance and beauty the new life should
always be begun A lady determined 20 be unique
IL anything In her wedding appointments She
was mass OF pearls-pearls edged top, bottom,
confined her veil; and few clusters OF the same,
with gathered 1ounce OF point lace around them,
she carried In her hand as bridal bouquet IL
was sim and theatrical looking. Her dear old
mother came I'm behind her with a mass OF white
lilac fn the folds OF her lace handkerchief that
crossed her hoSom and a huge bouquet OF the
fragrant blossoms In her white-gloved hands she
looked more like bride, with all these flowers and
silver silk gray gown, than did her stately
daughter. and the clergyman looked often at
her that IL is dollars TO doughnuts he married ma
to the man instead OF Mary Ann.
orange blossoms have lost their grip on custom,
and there are so many flowers prettier is not TO
be regretted. In Spain orange blossoms are used
TO deck the dead, and their waxen, stln appear
anc makes them eminently suitable. White lilacs,
w a nd WI his Of
nety are far more beautiful White nlacs have
been cultivated till they are so delicate and grace
ful In their improved state that they enjoy great
favor. With orange blossoms have disappeared
some OF the tulie that used 10 inquire for bridal
wells. There have been unusual sales In high-class
lace for wells. veil three yards long and one
wide or point d'Aencon or duchesse Is a magnin-
cent nnish TO a Tine dress The old style OF huge
square or blond lace, thrown Ike tablecloth over
brides head and kept on by diadem OF orange
blossoms mine times out OF ten artifcia was al
ways getting the blushing bride into difficulties.
At the time this head rigging was In vogue the
custom was to kiss the bride. Sometimes the
crowd would surge round the poor woman 20 kiss
her rapturously through the veil, and a lot OF
damp kisses would stick the filmy substance ON
her cheeks and ears and lay it like plaster her
b.ushing nose, from which She would pick IL OF
oniy 10 ind II glued TO her chin. Then II she un-
dertOok 10 throw IL on IL invariably hung In a
towering, cloud-llke fashion on the orange bios
sons making her look as II the domestic cyclone
had struck her.